La dolce vita

La dolce vita

Under this category, we have gathered posts about all the good things in life. Food, books, living abroad, and general musings about nothing and everything. It’s simply la dolce vita!

We had a great holiday plan when we entered the ferry last Tuesday evening. Our plan was to see as many places as possible and visit relatives. Oh well, sometimes life doesn’t go the way you want it to go. The cold hit Little A first. As a result, we […]

Hello from snowy Åland! Even though spring is on its way, it’s time to return to 2017 for a summary of the books I read in 2017. I have listed them all here on the blog, except the one I finished in December: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster, My goal […]

Hello friends! The snow is slowly melting outside, the birds are twittering about their return, and it’s time to start planning the spring. As always, we have quite a few exciting things going on. Travel is a big part of it all and today we’d like to share our travel plans for […]

Wanderlust, you’ve been absent for a while. A few days ago you started to make your voice heard again. And I welcome you, Wanderlust, I really do. This blog title reminds me a bit about Simon and Garfunkel and the Song of Silence. It’s playing in my head now. I’m […]

2017 is nearing its end and it’s time for us to write a review of a fantastic year. About twelve months ago we celebrated the new year in Vagnhärad. The plan is to finish this year in the same place where it started. Now we are looking for some time […]

In recent years we have started a tradition on Christmas Eve. Instead of buying a lot of gifts for everyone and placing them under the Christmas tree, we have started to play a game that is not Secret Santa. It is a dice game that has become quite popular here […]

Now it’s time for us to say: Dear readers, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! Here in Vagnhärad and Sweden, Christmas Eve is coming to an end. At this very moment, we’re enjoying the silence around us after a hectic day, There was no snow this year, but that’s […]

It’s time to take a look at the reading list for November. All in all, it was a hectic month, but I’m happy to say that I found some time for reading. I have also had time to think about a new reading challenge for next year. Stay tuned to […]

100 years ago, Finland declared its independence from Russia. Today the Centenarian celebrates its birthday and we will all hope that this one will not decide to step out the window and disappear. In my opinion, it’s a good moment to reflect on what it really means to be Finnish. I […]

Now that November is here, it’s time to look at the reading list from August to October. We have been so busy this fall, so I haven’t really had time to read. Well, traveling is fun too, so I’m not complaining. As you might remember, I embarked upon a journey […]

It’s that time of the year from which there is no escape – fall in Sweden! This is a season that leaves me with such mixed feelings. On the one hand, it’s incredibly beautiful with all the changing colors and the crisp air, but on the other, it’s just so […]